October 08, 2015
If you’ve never seen a modern shotgun from one of the great English makers in the flesh, you might be forgiven for wondering what all the fuss is about. Whether side-by-side or over-and-under, it is easy to imagine a gun from Beretta or Browning is only different from a gun from Watson Bros or Boss & Co in purely aesthetic terms – or, more likely,…
May 09, 2022
Side by side shotguns are loved by traditionalists. Many Guns start shooting with a side-by-side shotgun (which they have possibly inherited) and then switch to an over-and-under. But why? (More on switching from a side-by-side to an over-and-under.) A Browning 486 Parallelo side-by-side Side-by-side or over-and-under? It is much easier shooting with an over-and-under. For…
May 23, 2019
Here we offer some shooting advice on maintaining your scores in the event that you have to borrow a gun.
January 01, 2017
Is appearance important? Of course it is, especially when it is your shotgun, your pride and joy, whether family heirloom, sought-after second-hand model or brand new “just out of the box”. But beauty is always in the eye of the beholder and what suits one owner may not appeal to another. Lincoln Vogue over-and-under 20-bore There are certain basics that most shooters appreciate…
November 22, 2016
On a shoot day in October I had a fascinating conversation with a fellow gun about his switch from a side-by-side to an over-under. After more than 30 extremely successful years of game shooting with the former, he decided the time had come to seek out even greater consistency, particularly on the high birds, and make the switch. But why make the change? I…
March 14, 2016
This selection of second-hand over-and-under Sporters can be found on the second-hard market from £600. Bettinsoli X-Trail Sporter Target Price £600 One of the questions we are frequently asked on the forum section of ShootingUK is whether it is best for a newcomer with a limited budget to buy a second-hand gun or something budget-priced and…
October 29, 2015
We appear to be going through a kind of renaissance in the British shooting trade, with a variety of new guns emerging on to the market – many of these coming from Turkey. Turkish ATA Arms are being distributed in the UK by Wildhunter, a company that has been making inroads with a range of sporting accessories and are now branching into the gun market. ATA themselves…
September 04, 2015
Lanber Sporter – target price £500 All guns eventually go out of production, but the saddest loss of recent years has been the Spanish-built Lanber. The basic design goes back to the early 1970s and the gun had been for sale in small numbers in the UK, but it wasn’t until Gunmark took over as importer…
February 20, 2014
Boxall and Edmiston’s elegant new sideplate over-and-under, built and designed in Britain, is a shotgun worth waiting for
April 04, 2013
Boxall and Edmiston over-under shotgun review: Jason falls in love with this fine and affordable English-made round-bodied over-under.
Sponsored by Skinner’s, this week’s dog of the week is Axel. Now 11 months old, Axel was picking-up game almost as soon as he was introduced to it and and he has focus, enthusiasm and an attention span far beyond his years. He will be competing this summer before the new season. For your dog to be included, email [email protected] a picture and tell us all about them. Featured dogs receive a 15kg bag of food, via Skinner’s.